| Portion of title |
Identity and insecurity in Xinjiang |
| Abstract |
"In the first study to incorporate majority Han and minority Uyghur perspectives on ethnic relations in Xinjiang following mass violence during July 2009, David Tobin analyses how official policy shapes identity and security dynamics on China's northwest frontier. He explores how the 2009 violence unfolded and how the party-state responded to ask how official identity narratives and security policies shape practices on the ground. Combining ethnographic methodology with discourse analysis and participant-observation with in-depth interviews, Tobin examines how Han and Uyghurs interpret and reinterpret Chinese nationbuilding. He concludes that by treating Chinese identity as a security matter, the party-state exacerbates cycles of violence between Han and Uyghurs who increasingly understand each other as threats"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Tobin, David, 1979- Securing China's northwest frontier. Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020 9781108770408 |
| LCCN | 2020009135 |
| ISBN | 9781108488402 |
| ISBN | 1108488404 hardback |
| ISBN | 9781108726313 paperback |
| ISBN | 1108726313 paperback |
| ISBN | (epub) |
